Little Chuck Little is one of the more amusing minor characters in the novel and is one of Scout's fellow classmates who hails from a poor country home and is portrayed as a gallant gentleman. When a cootie crawls out of Burris Ewell's hair, Little Chuck Little takes action and immediately attempts to find the creature. Scout mentions that Little Chuck Little has a phenomenal patience with all living things. He quickly solves the issue regarding the cootie and assures Miss Caroline that there is nothing to be afraid of. Despite his disadvantaged upbringing, Scout describes Little Chuck Little as a "born gentleman." Later on, Burris Ewell begins giving Miss Caroline attitude and Little Chuck Little once again intervenes. Scout goes on to describe Little Chuck Little as "among the most diminutive of men," but his presence is enough to strike fear in Burris when Chuck puts his hand in his pocket and threatens Burris. Later in the novel, Scout's class participates in a Current Events assignment, where Little Chuck Little accidentally reads an advertisement instead of an article. Despite his lack of academic education, Scout mentions that Little Chuck Little is "a hundred years old in his knowledge of cows and their habits . . ." (Lee, 248).